This document discusses strategies for reducing water losses through smart water management. It notes that global water stress is increasing and many utilities expect demand to outpace supply by 2030. To address this, utilities are focusing more on demand management through metering, usage awareness programs, and rate structures. New technologies like sensors, smart meters and analytics can help utilities detect leaks, understand usage, and moderate demand. Managing leaks and losses can significantly improve operational performance, increase revenues, and ensure sustainable water supply for the future.
The survey received responses from 49 organizations across Australia and New Zealand. Around 78% were actively pursuing smart metering or intelligent water network projects, with 55% currently rolling out projects or planning to within a year. Key drivers for projects included improving customer service, deferring required network upgrades through better planning, and reducing operating costs from manual meter reading. Project costs ranged significantly from $5,000 to over $9.5 million depending on the size and scope. Many projects were fully funded by utilities, with some receiving additional federal government funding. Reported actual costs generally matched initial projections for completed projects.
Sustainable IT for Energy Management: Approaches, Challenges, and TrendsEdward Curry
An invited talk to the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology on the current state of the art in Sustainable IT for energy management, the challenges, and the emerging trends.
Best Regards,
Bill Stankiewicz
Vice President and General Manager
Shippers Warehouse of Georgia
Office: 678-364-3475
Williams@shipperswarehouse.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/billstankiewicz2006
http://www.slideshare.net/BillStankiewicz.
http://www.twitter.com/BillStankiewicz
Sustainable Consumer Packaged Goods member
CPG Branding and Forum Member
Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail
“Change doesn\'t start on the surface. It\'s generated from consciousness.”
Deepak Chopra
http://bill-stankiewicz.blogspot.com/2009/07/shippers-warehouse-in-top-70-food.html
http://ask.depaul.edu/Students/MentoringandAdvice/ASK_Away_Archive.asp
Future of testing – impact of mobile devices somenath nag- calsoft labsSomenath Nag
Over last couple of years, mobile devices have shown a phenomenal growth, at the same time PC industry is on a declining path. Due to this, we are experiencing a paradigm shift on how applications are built, tested, and used by the end users, and has a potential to create a disruption in the traditional way of software development and QA. Though it started with consumers, enterprises are also embracing mobility more and more, especially after the stupendous success of iPad. At the same time enterprises are also facing challenges in the area of provisioning, data management, device management, and security. Mobile devices are also used differently compared to traditional computing platforms. Due to this mobility devices and platforms throw up a new kind of challenges to testing fraternity. Calsoft Labs, with its unique competence and experience of working with leading Software and Hardware companies, has been in the forefront of mobility. Calsoft Labs’ Mobility & Testing practice have been working together for some time to build methodologies, processes, and frameworks to address the challenges arising because of the above mentioned challenges shift and to create a new paradigm in application and product testing.
The document discusses Virginia's modeling and simulation industry which employs over 8,700 people and generates $1.2 billion in economic output annually. It is a leader in government and defense contracts. Major companies in the industry are listed along with new companies that have created over 1,300 new jobs and $68 million in investments in recent years. The document also outlines the assets and capabilities of the proposed World Data Center on Energy under development.
Connected Healthcare - New PerspectiveSomenath Nag
An IDC source says, the healthcare industry is one of the highest-ranked industries for year-over-year growth and five-year compound annual growth rates with a worldwide average of 7.0% growth for FY12 in software.
There has been a significant investment in the form of health modernization and stimulus funding to leverage technology to cut down rising healthcare costs.
This presentation discusses the concepts of connected healthcare and how it will change the Healthcare Industry.
Presentation from ANZ SAP Innovation Forums and BI Briefings Tour: How top companies in the world are using analytics and real-time innovation. Learn more at: http://bit.ly/Lj18rw
Developing an Sustainable IT Capability: Lessons From Intel's JourneyEdward Curry
Intel Corporation set itself a goal to reduce its global-warming greenhouse gas footprint by 20% by 2012 from 2007 levels. Through the use of sustainable IT, the Intel IT organization is recognized as a significant contributor to the company’s sustainability strategy by transforming its IT operations and overall Intel operations. This article describes how Intel has achieved IT sustainability benefits thus far by developing four key capabilities. These capabilities have been incorporated into the Sustainable ICT Capability Maturity Framework (SICT-CMF), a model developed by an industry consortium in which the authors were key participants. The article ends with lessons learned from Intel’s experiences that can be applied by business and IT executives in other enterprises.
The survey received responses from 49 organizations across Australia and New Zealand. Around 78% were actively pursuing smart metering or intelligent water network projects, with 55% currently rolling out projects or planning to within a year. Key drivers for projects included improving customer service, deferring required network upgrades through better planning, and reducing operating costs from manual meter reading. Project costs ranged significantly from $5,000 to over $9.5 million depending on the size and scope. Many projects were fully funded by utilities, with some receiving additional federal government funding. Reported actual costs generally matched initial projections for completed projects.
Sustainable IT for Energy Management: Approaches, Challenges, and TrendsEdward Curry
An invited talk to the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology on the current state of the art in Sustainable IT for energy management, the challenges, and the emerging trends.
Best Regards,
Bill Stankiewicz
Vice President and General Manager
Shippers Warehouse of Georgia
Office: 678-364-3475
Williams@shipperswarehouse.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/billstankiewicz2006
http://www.slideshare.net/BillStankiewicz.
http://www.twitter.com/BillStankiewicz
Sustainable Consumer Packaged Goods member
CPG Branding and Forum Member
Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail
“Change doesn\'t start on the surface. It\'s generated from consciousness.”
Deepak Chopra
http://bill-stankiewicz.blogspot.com/2009/07/shippers-warehouse-in-top-70-food.html
http://ask.depaul.edu/Students/MentoringandAdvice/ASK_Away_Archive.asp
Future of testing – impact of mobile devices somenath nag- calsoft labsSomenath Nag
Over last couple of years, mobile devices have shown a phenomenal growth, at the same time PC industry is on a declining path. Due to this, we are experiencing a paradigm shift on how applications are built, tested, and used by the end users, and has a potential to create a disruption in the traditional way of software development and QA. Though it started with consumers, enterprises are also embracing mobility more and more, especially after the stupendous success of iPad. At the same time enterprises are also facing challenges in the area of provisioning, data management, device management, and security. Mobile devices are also used differently compared to traditional computing platforms. Due to this mobility devices and platforms throw up a new kind of challenges to testing fraternity. Calsoft Labs, with its unique competence and experience of working with leading Software and Hardware companies, has been in the forefront of mobility. Calsoft Labs’ Mobility & Testing practice have been working together for some time to build methodologies, processes, and frameworks to address the challenges arising because of the above mentioned challenges shift and to create a new paradigm in application and product testing.
The document discusses Virginia's modeling and simulation industry which employs over 8,700 people and generates $1.2 billion in economic output annually. It is a leader in government and defense contracts. Major companies in the industry are listed along with new companies that have created over 1,300 new jobs and $68 million in investments in recent years. The document also outlines the assets and capabilities of the proposed World Data Center on Energy under development.
Connected Healthcare - New PerspectiveSomenath Nag
An IDC source says, the healthcare industry is one of the highest-ranked industries for year-over-year growth and five-year compound annual growth rates with a worldwide average of 7.0% growth for FY12 in software.
There has been a significant investment in the form of health modernization and stimulus funding to leverage technology to cut down rising healthcare costs.
This presentation discusses the concepts of connected healthcare and how it will change the Healthcare Industry.
Presentation from ANZ SAP Innovation Forums and BI Briefings Tour: How top companies in the world are using analytics and real-time innovation. Learn more at: http://bit.ly/Lj18rw
Developing an Sustainable IT Capability: Lessons From Intel's JourneyEdward Curry
Intel Corporation set itself a goal to reduce its global-warming greenhouse gas footprint by 20% by 2012 from 2007 levels. Through the use of sustainable IT, the Intel IT organization is recognized as a significant contributor to the company’s sustainability strategy by transforming its IT operations and overall Intel operations. This article describes how Intel has achieved IT sustainability benefits thus far by developing four key capabilities. These capabilities have been incorporated into the Sustainable ICT Capability Maturity Framework (SICT-CMF), a model developed by an industry consortium in which the authors were key participants. The article ends with lessons learned from Intel’s experiences that can be applied by business and IT executives in other enterprises.
BCS APSG The landscape of enterprise applicationsGeoff Sharman
It's a cliché that modern enterprise applications are simply web applications. But is that the whole truth? And if it isn't, what are all the pieces of an enterprise application and how do they fit together? How can we continue to use older technologies within these applications and how might we exploit new technologies in the future? What new challenges do enterprises face in the 21st Century and how might they affect the design of applications and programming systems?
This document discusses the concept of a "Predictive Enterprise" and Intel's role in enabling it. A Predictive Enterprise uses real-time analytics and automated decision-making to sense emerging trends, predict outcomes, and proactively respond. The document outlines technology barriers like data explosion and security threats. It argues Intel can help overcome these through solutions that optimize resources, improve collaboration and mobility, and make data centers more efficient. Partnering with Intel and its ecosystem can help companies transform IT strategies and gain competitive advantages in the emerging business environment.
The New York Times is the largest metropolitan and the third largest newspaper in the United States. The Times website, nytimes.com, is ranked as the most
popular newspaper website in the United States and is an important source of advertisement revenue for the company. The NYT has a rich history for curation of its articles and its 100 year old curated repository has ultimately defined its participation as one of the first players in the emergingWeb of Data.
Data curation is a process that can ensure the quality of data and its fitness for use. Traditional approaches to curation are struggling with increased data volumes, and near real-time demands for curated data. In response, curation teams have turned to community crowd-sourcing and semi-automatedmetadata tools for assistance.
E. Curry, A. Freitas, and S. O’Riáin, “The Role of Community-Driven Data Curation for Enterprises,” in Linking Enterprise Data, D. Wood, Ed. Boston, MA: Springer US, 2010, pp. 25-47.
Big Data Public Private Forum (BIG) @ European Data Forum 2013Edward Curry
The BIG project aims to promote adoption of big data technologies in Europe. It brings together stakeholders from industry and government to shape big data development. The project will identify sector needs, apply big data solutions, and create roadmaps. It has a budget of 3 million euros over 26 months. BIG works through industry-led forums and technical groups to foster big data use across multiple sectors like health, telecom and manufacturing. The project schedules white papers, requirements documents, and roadmaps to be delivered throughout its timeline.
The presentation describes a methodology to align SDR / SCA development with business metrics. ITL or CoBIT frameworks are present.
For further information, please contact rafael@globalsdr.com
Crowdsourcing Approaches to Big Data Curation for Earth SciencesEdward Curry
The document discusses crowdsourcing approaches to data curation for earth sciences. It covers several topics including motivation for data curation, data quality and curation processes, crowdsourcing, case studies on crowdsourced data curation, and setting up a crowdsourced data curation process. Specifically, it describes challenges with data quality, defines data curation and the role of data curators. It also outlines different types of data curation approaches based on who performs the curation (individual curators, departments, communities) and how it is done (manually, automated, crowdsourced).
This document discusses strategies for smart water management and reducing non-revenue water (NRW). It notes that a global survey found water stress is likely to increase by 2030 in most areas due to rising demand. To address this, utilities are focusing on increasing water productivity through leaks plugging and recycling. The document advocates for an analytical approach to smart water using network sensors, meters, and data analytics to detect leaks and reduce losses. This involves defining key performance indicators, reference models and prioritizing initiatives based on their impact and costs. District metering areas and active management of awareness, location and repair of leaks are highlighted as effective strategies.
Running Dry: Smart Water and Leak DetectionOswar Mungkasa
The document discusses strategies that water utilities can use to address increasing water stress and reduce non-revenue water (NRW). It defines the concept of "smart water" as using sensors, meters, and analytics across water networks, assets, and customer information. Key strategies discussed include dividing pipe networks into smaller zones (District Metering Areas) to better detect leaks, prioritizing the awareness, location, and repair of leaks to reduce real losses, and using analytics to transform utility data into insights that inform actions to cut NRW. The document advocates an integrated analytical approach across water utility activities and systems to support improved network performance, customer service, and financial and operational goals.
Matt Drum and Ray Kan of Ndevr present Oracle's Environmental Accounting and Reporting solution in E-Business Suite R12, and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, as well as a full demonstration of the sustainability reports that can be generated from these modules using BI.
Maximise productivity through dynamic, virtual technology (IBM Websphere)IBM Danmark
Lær hvordan IBM WebSphere Software kan hjælpe din virksomhed med at blive klar til at håndtere fremtidige ændringer og med sin dynamiske og virtuelle teknologi kan understøtte procesoptimering og gøre organisationen mere agil.
Læs mere her: bit.ly/softwaredagwebsphere1
Financial and corporate aspects with recyclingAhmed Buhazza
This document discusses approaches to electronic and ICT equipment disposal. It notes that ICT equipment has a service life determined by factors like brand, quality, warranty and software updates. The average disposal age is 3-5 years. Benefits of asset management include cost savings, compliance and decision-making. Disposal options include refurbishing, clearing data, and destroying equipment through degaussing, shredding or incineration. Legislation governs environmental protection, electrical safety, and data security. Challenges include a lack of e-waste regulations and infrastructure. The document advocates generating value from disposal through smart aging and procurement. It also discusses avoiding risks to the environment, data and electrical safety through oversight and sustainable
How the Cloud Enables Consumer Electronic SuccessOz Development
This document summarizes a panel discussion on how the cloud enables success for consumer electronics companies. The panel consists of representatives from NetSuite, Able Planet, Polyera, and OzLINK. They discuss how the changing nature of global commerce and the move to cloud-based systems can help consumer electronics companies address challenges like shifting sales channels, shrinking product lifecycles, cost control, and access to timely business information. The cloud provides benefits like a complete business view, streamlined processes, anytime access, and lower costs of operations. Common deployment options considered are software-as-a-service and hosted private clouds. Security, costs, and customization are key concerns for some. Ecommerce and mobile are highlighted as areas of
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY & RESILIENCE IN WATER UTILITIESiQHub
Digital transformation through unified operation can help water utilities improve sustainability, resilience, and efficiency. Key benefits include breaking down data silos, predictive operations and maintenance, analytics-based energy management, and maximizing existing assets. Challenges to digital transformation include lack of leadership commitment, organizational silos, and lack of trust in technology solutions. A unified operations approach integrating EcoStruxure solutions can provide benefits like remote monitoring and control, predictive analytics, digital twins, and end-to-end enterprise visibility.
Predictive Analytics, A Case Study on Operational Analysis - Emtec, Inc.Emtec Inc.
This document discusses Kansas City Power and Light's (KCP&L) use of predictive analytics for asset management. It outlines KCP&L's key assets, describes their asset management program which uses inspections and condition data to prioritize maintenance budgets and work. Predictive analytics is used to associate outage data with asset data to identify high impact assets and predict failures based on age, condition and other factors to develop replacement plans. The solution provides analytics across various data sources to support asset management.
NR talk, Info-plosion Conference (Tokyo, Jan 2012)denesuk
This document discusses how natural resource industries can transform through smarter use of data, modeling, and analytics. These industries face increasing costs, resource scarcity, and global demand. While asset-intensive, they have underutilized IT. Advanced asset management using sensors, predictive modeling, and integrated physical and digital systems could optimize operations and create substantial value through improved efficiency and new business models.
Oracle Systems _ Angus MacDonald _ Tomorrow's Data Centre and Oracle.pdfInSync2011
This document discusses trends in datacenter energy usage and costs. It outlines Oracle's sustainability framework and how their optimized systems like Exadata and Exalogic can improve efficiency. The document discusses Oracle's virtualization, consolidation, and cloud computing strategies as well as their focus on intelligent storage. It provides examples of how customers have achieved energy savings and cost reductions through Oracle solutions.
Analyst briefing session 1 the challenge of deploying the infrastructureCGI
The document discusses optimizing asset and field force resources for smart meter rollouts. It covers customer considerations like legacy systems and skills. An example data model in SAP ISU is shown, including assets, work management, and field force. Enterprise asset management (EAM) is discussed in relation to mobility. The Sybase Mobile Enterprise Application Platform can provide a single mobility solution integrated with back-end SAP systems. An agile methodology is proposed using a blueprint and 2-4 week sprints to prioritize and deliver the project backlog.
Element Blue is an experienced technology consulting firm that helps customers better manage water and related resources through software and instrumentation. They have expertise in analytics, web applications, and business process management. Their Intelligent Operations Center uses sensors and real-time data to help optimize water usage, reduce costs, and improve decision making. A case study highlights how their solution helped Desert Mountain Golf Club reduce water usage and electrical costs through integrated monitoring and controls.
BCS APSG The landscape of enterprise applicationsGeoff Sharman
It's a cliché that modern enterprise applications are simply web applications. But is that the whole truth? And if it isn't, what are all the pieces of an enterprise application and how do they fit together? How can we continue to use older technologies within these applications and how might we exploit new technologies in the future? What new challenges do enterprises face in the 21st Century and how might they affect the design of applications and programming systems?
This document discusses the concept of a "Predictive Enterprise" and Intel's role in enabling it. A Predictive Enterprise uses real-time analytics and automated decision-making to sense emerging trends, predict outcomes, and proactively respond. The document outlines technology barriers like data explosion and security threats. It argues Intel can help overcome these through solutions that optimize resources, improve collaboration and mobility, and make data centers more efficient. Partnering with Intel and its ecosystem can help companies transform IT strategies and gain competitive advantages in the emerging business environment.
The New York Times is the largest metropolitan and the third largest newspaper in the United States. The Times website, nytimes.com, is ranked as the most
popular newspaper website in the United States and is an important source of advertisement revenue for the company. The NYT has a rich history for curation of its articles and its 100 year old curated repository has ultimately defined its participation as one of the first players in the emergingWeb of Data.
Data curation is a process that can ensure the quality of data and its fitness for use. Traditional approaches to curation are struggling with increased data volumes, and near real-time demands for curated data. In response, curation teams have turned to community crowd-sourcing and semi-automatedmetadata tools for assistance.
E. Curry, A. Freitas, and S. O’Riáin, “The Role of Community-Driven Data Curation for Enterprises,” in Linking Enterprise Data, D. Wood, Ed. Boston, MA: Springer US, 2010, pp. 25-47.
Big Data Public Private Forum (BIG) @ European Data Forum 2013Edward Curry
The BIG project aims to promote adoption of big data technologies in Europe. It brings together stakeholders from industry and government to shape big data development. The project will identify sector needs, apply big data solutions, and create roadmaps. It has a budget of 3 million euros over 26 months. BIG works through industry-led forums and technical groups to foster big data use across multiple sectors like health, telecom and manufacturing. The project schedules white papers, requirements documents, and roadmaps to be delivered throughout its timeline.
The presentation describes a methodology to align SDR / SCA development with business metrics. ITL or CoBIT frameworks are present.
For further information, please contact rafael@globalsdr.com
Crowdsourcing Approaches to Big Data Curation for Earth SciencesEdward Curry
The document discusses crowdsourcing approaches to data curation for earth sciences. It covers several topics including motivation for data curation, data quality and curation processes, crowdsourcing, case studies on crowdsourced data curation, and setting up a crowdsourced data curation process. Specifically, it describes challenges with data quality, defines data curation and the role of data curators. It also outlines different types of data curation approaches based on who performs the curation (individual curators, departments, communities) and how it is done (manually, automated, crowdsourced).
This document discusses strategies for smart water management and reducing non-revenue water (NRW). It notes that a global survey found water stress is likely to increase by 2030 in most areas due to rising demand. To address this, utilities are focusing on increasing water productivity through leaks plugging and recycling. The document advocates for an analytical approach to smart water using network sensors, meters, and data analytics to detect leaks and reduce losses. This involves defining key performance indicators, reference models and prioritizing initiatives based on their impact and costs. District metering areas and active management of awareness, location and repair of leaks are highlighted as effective strategies.
Running Dry: Smart Water and Leak DetectionOswar Mungkasa
The document discusses strategies that water utilities can use to address increasing water stress and reduce non-revenue water (NRW). It defines the concept of "smart water" as using sensors, meters, and analytics across water networks, assets, and customer information. Key strategies discussed include dividing pipe networks into smaller zones (District Metering Areas) to better detect leaks, prioritizing the awareness, location, and repair of leaks to reduce real losses, and using analytics to transform utility data into insights that inform actions to cut NRW. The document advocates an integrated analytical approach across water utility activities and systems to support improved network performance, customer service, and financial and operational goals.
Matt Drum and Ray Kan of Ndevr present Oracle's Environmental Accounting and Reporting solution in E-Business Suite R12, and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, as well as a full demonstration of the sustainability reports that can be generated from these modules using BI.
Maximise productivity through dynamic, virtual technology (IBM Websphere)IBM Danmark
Lær hvordan IBM WebSphere Software kan hjælpe din virksomhed med at blive klar til at håndtere fremtidige ændringer og med sin dynamiske og virtuelle teknologi kan understøtte procesoptimering og gøre organisationen mere agil.
Læs mere her: bit.ly/softwaredagwebsphere1
Financial and corporate aspects with recyclingAhmed Buhazza
This document discusses approaches to electronic and ICT equipment disposal. It notes that ICT equipment has a service life determined by factors like brand, quality, warranty and software updates. The average disposal age is 3-5 years. Benefits of asset management include cost savings, compliance and decision-making. Disposal options include refurbishing, clearing data, and destroying equipment through degaussing, shredding or incineration. Legislation governs environmental protection, electrical safety, and data security. Challenges include a lack of e-waste regulations and infrastructure. The document advocates generating value from disposal through smart aging and procurement. It also discusses avoiding risks to the environment, data and electrical safety through oversight and sustainable
How the Cloud Enables Consumer Electronic SuccessOz Development
This document summarizes a panel discussion on how the cloud enables success for consumer electronics companies. The panel consists of representatives from NetSuite, Able Planet, Polyera, and OzLINK. They discuss how the changing nature of global commerce and the move to cloud-based systems can help consumer electronics companies address challenges like shifting sales channels, shrinking product lifecycles, cost control, and access to timely business information. The cloud provides benefits like a complete business view, streamlined processes, anytime access, and lower costs of operations. Common deployment options considered are software-as-a-service and hosted private clouds. Security, costs, and customization are key concerns for some. Ecommerce and mobile are highlighted as areas of
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY & RESILIENCE IN WATER UTILITIESiQHub
Digital transformation through unified operation can help water utilities improve sustainability, resilience, and efficiency. Key benefits include breaking down data silos, predictive operations and maintenance, analytics-based energy management, and maximizing existing assets. Challenges to digital transformation include lack of leadership commitment, organizational silos, and lack of trust in technology solutions. A unified operations approach integrating EcoStruxure solutions can provide benefits like remote monitoring and control, predictive analytics, digital twins, and end-to-end enterprise visibility.
Predictive Analytics, A Case Study on Operational Analysis - Emtec, Inc.Emtec Inc.
This document discusses Kansas City Power and Light's (KCP&L) use of predictive analytics for asset management. It outlines KCP&L's key assets, describes their asset management program which uses inspections and condition data to prioritize maintenance budgets and work. Predictive analytics is used to associate outage data with asset data to identify high impact assets and predict failures based on age, condition and other factors to develop replacement plans. The solution provides analytics across various data sources to support asset management.
NR talk, Info-plosion Conference (Tokyo, Jan 2012)denesuk
This document discusses how natural resource industries can transform through smarter use of data, modeling, and analytics. These industries face increasing costs, resource scarcity, and global demand. While asset-intensive, they have underutilized IT. Advanced asset management using sensors, predictive modeling, and integrated physical and digital systems could optimize operations and create substantial value through improved efficiency and new business models.
Oracle Systems _ Angus MacDonald _ Tomorrow's Data Centre and Oracle.pdfInSync2011
This document discusses trends in datacenter energy usage and costs. It outlines Oracle's sustainability framework and how their optimized systems like Exadata and Exalogic can improve efficiency. The document discusses Oracle's virtualization, consolidation, and cloud computing strategies as well as their focus on intelligent storage. It provides examples of how customers have achieved energy savings and cost reductions through Oracle solutions.
Analyst briefing session 1 the challenge of deploying the infrastructureCGI
The document discusses optimizing asset and field force resources for smart meter rollouts. It covers customer considerations like legacy systems and skills. An example data model in SAP ISU is shown, including assets, work management, and field force. Enterprise asset management (EAM) is discussed in relation to mobility. The Sybase Mobile Enterprise Application Platform can provide a single mobility solution integrated with back-end SAP systems. An agile methodology is proposed using a blueprint and 2-4 week sprints to prioritize and deliver the project backlog.
Element Blue is an experienced technology consulting firm that helps customers better manage water and related resources through software and instrumentation. They have expertise in analytics, web applications, and business process management. Their Intelligent Operations Center uses sensors and real-time data to help optimize water usage, reduce costs, and improve decision making. A case study highlights how their solution helped Desert Mountain Golf Club reduce water usage and electrical costs through integrated monitoring and controls.
Using Scenario Analysis to Predict the Future of the Semantic WebAugust Jackson
Will the semantic web be a threat or opportunity for information professionals? How do we plan for the future in the face of disruptive change and high uncertainty? This presentation explains how scenario analysis can bring some clarity to the future. We apply these methods to the question of the semantic web to understand where the threats and opportunities exist for information professionals.
The document summarizes trends in knowledge management presented by APQC. It discusses three transformative forces shaping KM: social media going to work, consumerization of IT, and the age of analytics. Key KM trends noted are a desire to embed KM in work flows, the expanding KM technology portfolio dominated by SharePoint, and using analytics to tie KM to business results. Promising developments discussed include predictive analytics emerging from business/social analytics and linking KM sharing behaviors to financial performance.
- Planet Metrics is a 10 person company founded in 2007 that provides sustainability analysis software to measure embodied energy and carbon across supply chains.
- The software helps companies assess risks like climate change and commodity prices, identify inefficiencies, and innovation opportunities to support corporate sustainability strategies and long-term financial performance.
- It provides a hybrid environmental database with tools for data management, simulation, and information visualization to analyze sustainability performance and collaborate on metrics.
Digitally mature companies outperform their peers by 26% in terms of profitability, driving utilities to adopt transformative programs such as digital utility transformation (DUT).
This presentation dives into one key aspect of DUT that is changing our industry: utility analytics—business intelligence, data organization, and analytics platforms supporting data-driven enterprises. Keeping the architecture consistent across the enterprise with fragmented budgets and diverse business requirements is difficult.
The presentation explores the experiences of a client as it established consensus on budgets, architectures, and technologies.
Originally presented at Oracle OpenWorld 2014 by David DuCharme, Capgemini's NA Utilities Leader, Victor Jimenez, Capgemini Utilities Executive, and Michael Glass, Director, Demand Side Systems, Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
http://www.capgemini.com/oracle
Sustainability Information in Mining: Technologies and Processes for Data Agg...Schneider Electric
Presented at the 2013 Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Annual Meeting (SME 2013). Given the complex regulatory and financial pressures placed upon the mining industry with regard to issues such as air/water quality, emissions and energy efficiency, most organizations need to be equipped with the proper subject matter expertise to be able to manage this process. Learn from a real life example, the necessary steps that need to be taken for an organization to develop an energy management and sustainability process, using services and technology.
Open Government, Open Data and Data Management - CoradixCheryl McKinnon
The document discusses open data and data management. It acknowledges demands for more government transparency and outlines commitments to promote openness. It also recognizes the power of new technologies to harness data. Challenges of open data include privacy, data quality, skills and understanding data. Opportunities include economic innovation, accountability and timely access to quality data. Effective data management through governance, security, architecture and standards can address challenges and realize opportunities.
This document discusses EDGAR Online's role in promoting transparency through structured data. It notes that EDGAR Online has the largest and fastest XBRL dataset with over 11 years of US public company filings. It also has the most comprehensive set of XBRL products and services, including tools for companies to create and file XBRL documents and for regulators and analysts to analyze XBRL data. The document argues that data standards like XBRL are important to improve the outdated financial information supply chain and enable better data analysis.
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The document summarizes a project on transboundary cooperation in the Neman and Pregolya River Basins between Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, and Kaliningrad Oblast. The project aimed to compile GIS maps of the shared river basins and strengthen professional links between water managers. Experts from the countries collaborated to create GIS databases and maps showing hydrology, pollution sources, and water quality. The outputs benefited river management planning and identified data gaps. Future benefits of continued cooperation could include improved health, ecology, tourism, and regional water management in the Baltic Sea region.
High Level Panel on Water and Climate Change in the context of the #SDGs - Ru...Global Water Partnership
This document discusses opportunities to scale up investments for water security and climate resilience in Africa. It describes how the Water Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP) is supporting regional development and transboundary cooperation across several river basins in Africa. WACDEP is also supporting national processes like integrating water issues into national climate strategies. The document outlines some of WACDEP's projects that are building community resilience and enhancing climate resilience. It discusses opportunities to scale up investments in Africa through investment planning processes and facilities. Lastly, it discusses lessons learned on scaling up and proposes establishing think tanks to support better project development and exploring innovative financing mechanisms.
Water for Development and Development for Water - Realizing the New SDG's VisionGlobal Water Partnership
Mohamed Ait Kadi presented at the SWWW2015 conference on realizing the vision of the new UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to water. He argued that development strategies must consider water's role in economic growth, social wellbeing, and environmental sustainability. He outlined a conceptual framework showing the dynamics between water security and sustainable growth. Achieving the vision of SDG #6 on water will require governments to take a leadership role in water resources management, investing in sequenced projects combining institutions, information systems, and infrastructure to manage water and risks, and overcoming knowledge gaps in vulnerable countries.
This document discusses how large-scale land acquisitions could impact transboundary water management. It notes that water is often not explicitly mentioned in land agreements but any use of water on acquired lands could affect shared river basins. The document examines cases in the Niger and Nile River basins and concludes that principles for responsible investment must acknowledge water needs and sustainable use to help regulate impacts on transboundary waters.
Womens empowerment and increased food security through increased access to la...Global Water Partnership
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2) To address water challenges, they constructed irrigation boxes and desilted tanks to improve water storage. They encouraged sustainable farming practices. For land, they reclaimed unused land and introduced new crop varieties. They gave women possession certificates for resources to establish land rights.
3) These interventions improved food security, economic conditions, and women's leadership roles. Women gained confidence through skills training and decision-making power over resources. Community development minimized migration from the area
This document discusses the need for coordinated governance of land and water resources that places people at the center. It argues that people have holistic perspectives on natural resources that support their livelihoods. Coordinated governance is needed to address issues like growing competition for water resources and ensuring access for all. Water constituencies can learn from land constituencies' focus on marginalized people, customary rights, and global rights-based dialogue. The document calls for voluntary guidelines that frame land and water tenure through joint people-centered processes respecting customary entitlements and human rights to resources.
Responding to the global food security challenge through coordinated land and...Global Water Partnership
The Yacambu-Quíbor Project in Venezuela aims to transfer water from the Yacambu River watershed to the Quíbor valley to increase irrigation and agricultural production. The Quíbor valley has highly fertile land but lacks sufficient water, relying on groundwater extraction. The project would build a dam on the Yacambu River and tunnel to carry 330 million cubic meters per year to the valley. Key strategies include reinforcing sustainable irrigation practices, exploring equitable water distribution, and establishing institutions and policies to regulate groundwater use and protect water resources long term.
This document summarizes a land and water workshop held in Ethiopia from June 15-16, 2015 that took a rights-based approach to land and water governance in Africa. It discusses Oxfam's work on women's land rights, land tenure governance, responses to large-scale land investments, and engagement with partners like the African Union. It also outlines Oxfam's Global Water Governance Program focusing on the Mekong, Indus, and Limpopo river basins, and challenges in the Limpopo basin like unequal water access. Oxfam's solutions for the Limpopo include capacity building, linking communities, documenting best practices, and influencing policies to achieve more inclusive water governance.
Links between land use and groundwater - governance provisions and management...Global Water Partnership
The document discusses the links between land use and groundwater, noting that while there is a causal chain from need for resources to land use change to groundwater impacts, these links are not deterministic. It provides examples of how land use planning can address groundwater quality and quantity through techniques like limiting land use in hydrogeologically defined zones. Governance instruments at national, regional, and local levels can help implement these techniques through policies, planning, and regulatory frameworks, though there are also legal, institutional, and economic obstacles.
Just in time chances for a holistic approach for land and water governanceGlobal Water Partnership
1. The document discusses the Cisadane Watershed Multistakeholders Forum in Indonesia and RMI's involvement in promoting a holistic approach to watershed management in the area.
2. It describes RMI's projects on river and biodiversity conservation in the watershed since 2009 and their role in facilitating the watershed forum since 2011.
3. A key benefit of the forum and holistic approach is that it allows different stakeholders to have input, acknowledges their different needs, and leads to more comprehensive management plans that address issues like land rights and education.
Food security exists when all people have reliable physical, social, and economic access to sufficient nutritious food to live an active and healthy life. Food security has three key pillars - availability, which examines if coordination of land and water governance improves food availability; access, which looks at if systems and policies enable access to available food; and utilization, which considers if acquired food can be properly used. Any assessment of food security must consider the specific context.
The document summarizes the implementation of the AU Assembly Declaration on land issues in Africa. It discusses Africa's commitments to land governance including frameworks, guidelines, and declarations adopted between 2009-2014. It reflects on the 2014 Land Conference in Africa, noting the need to translate frameworks into benefits at the local level and empower communities. Going forward, it emphasizes advocacy, capacity building, partnerships, and institutionalizing the conference to set a common research and policy agenda on African land issues.
Are current land and water governance systems fit for purpose in promoting su...Global Water Partnership
This document summarizes the results of a study on whether current land and water governance systems in sub-Saharan Africa are suitable for promoting sustainable and equitable large-scale agricultural investments. The study analyzed systems in 6 countries and found that in all countries, land and water are governed separately without coordination. Within countries, multiple inconsistent property rights regimes exist. The study also found a lack of clarity and enforcement of water access and use rights for investments. It concludes that coordinated land and water governance systems are needed that recognize all rights, have clear planning, pricing, and dispute resolution, and improve legal and institutional reforms and monitoring.
Ecosystem services mapping as a framework for integrated natural resource man...Global Water Partnership
This document discusses integrated natural resource management in South Africa. It notes that while South Africa has comprehensive environmental laws and increasing budgets for management, assessments show many ecosystems are threatened. This is due to a lack of holistic planning, failure to consider resource value, poor coordination, and inadequate local capacity. The document proposes using an ecosystem services approach to integrate natural systems, social needs, and economic factors. It presents a case study applying this framework in UThukela District through tools like social simulation, scenario analysis, and economic incentives to match interventions with drivers of environmental change. Key to success are effective stakeholder consultation, institutional coordination, and an appropriate governance structure.
The document discusses agricultural irrigation development in Burkina Faso. It notes that Burkina Faso has developed over 42,973 hectares of irrigated land as of 2013, up from 13,043 hectares in 2000. The irrigation techniques discussed include major irrigation schemes near dams covering over 1,000 hectares each, medium schemes from 20-100 hectares, and small-scale irrigation under 100 hectares using various water sources. Crops grown include rice as well as dry season gardening. The development of irrigated agriculture is aimed to increase food production and farmers' incomes in Burkina Faso.
This document discusses the need for coordinated governance of land and water resources to address food security challenges. As population and demand for food increases, business as usual approaches to managing land and water separately will lead to crossing planetary boundaries for water use and loss of agricultural land. Coordinated governance considers land and water as an integrated system and establishes interrelations in their management at various scales from local to national to regional levels. This helps overcome barriers like sectors working in isolation, improves resource use efficiency, and leads to more coherent policies that secure access to both land and water for improved food production.
Community/farmers-led land and water governance - An experience from NepalGlobal Water Partnership
This document discusses community-led land and water governance experiences in Nepal. It finds that farmer-managed irrigation systems irrigate 70% of agricultural land and produce 40% of Nepal's food. However, private land ownership and control of irrigation systems by government bureaucracies have negatively impacted small farmers and food security. The experience of CSRC shows that by supporting land rights and establishing people's organizations, farmers in Nepal have successfully developed local frameworks to manage land and water resources, diversified production, and increased yields over 5 times through small-scale, community-led irrigation projects.
Bioenergy large scale agriculture investments in africa - food security pers...Global Water Partnership
1. The document discusses large scale investments in agriculture in Africa for food and biofuel crops, and how this can impact food security. It examines the opportunities and risks of growing non-food bioenergy crops as part of land use systems in sub-Saharan Africa.
2. The FAO's Bioenergy and Food Security approach is presented as a way to design sustainable bioenergy policies that contribute to agricultural development and food and energy security. Case studies of the approach in Tanzania, Malawi, and other countries are provided.
3. Key questions addressed include how multi-functional land use systems can promote both food and energy security, and the potential benefits of non-food bioenergy crops for sectors like income
For most water utilities, increased water stress by 2030 is a foregone conclusion.About four in 10 executives (39%) polled for this report think that, given current trends, national water demand in their countries will outstrip supply by 2030.A further 54% think such a risk is moderately likely. But the nature of such stress varies hugely, depending on local circumstances.This water stress is already being felt keenly in Asia. Brahma Chellaney, the author of Water: Asia’s New Battleground, recently wrote: “Asia’s water crisis is at the heart of the world’s water challenges, where the degradation of surface and subterranean water resources threatens the ecosystem. With Asia facing the world’s lowest per capita access to fresh water, the continent’s ever-deeper search for water is sucking groundwater reserves dry with millions of pump-operated wells as it confronts river depletion.”Further, he said, “Asia already has the world’s largest number of people without basic or adequate access to water. Asians are experiencing very high water-distribution losses, a lack of 24/7 supply in many cities, and drinking water contamination due to unregulated industrial and agricultural practices.” Asia channels 82 percent of its water for food production. In fact, almost 74 percent of the total global fresh water used for agriculture is in Asia alone, Chellaney points out.These are startling statistics.
In the past, water consumers have not really had to think about wasting water, as it has been such an inexpensive commodity. From a consumer perspective, the availability of water is a de facto human right. And so wasteful behavior is a core challenge to water providers.There are other major barriers, as well. In developing countries, a lack of capital for investment topped the list of concerns (selected by 41%), while worries over climate change are close behind (38%).Another key barrier is regulatory. In part, this relates to the setting of tariffs, which one in three of the study’s respondents say is simply insufficient to encourage investment. In general, regulatory concerns tend to be more worrying in developing markets, where regulatory frameworks are often not well established. And finally, there is the skills gap. The water sector continues to struggle to attract top engineers and managers, many of whom seek better paid, or more glamorous, careers. And many existing skills are now retiring, just as they are in the electric and gas utility industries.
Historically, water suppliers have largely focused on supply-side measures. But as the pressures on the sector rise, and the nature of the challenges faced starts to shift. Topping the list is demand management: getting users to think more carefully about water conservation. At the core of this is the water meter: Water executives in both developed and developing markets placed new metering and usage awareness technologies as their most promising technology-led approach to ensuring water supply to 2030.And this works: research shows that simply installing a water meter typically cuts usage by 10% to 15%.
Prompted by necessity, the water sector is becoming an increasingly prominent innovator, due to the implementation of technologies such as smart meters and desalination solutions. For instance, one fifth of water utilities in developed markets regularly evaluate new technologies, compared to a third of developing countries.However, more water utilities must improve their ability to identify and implement such advances, with over a third (36%) unaware of the innovation options open to them.One such innovator, for example, is Israel, which has become expert in water reuse, recycling some 70% of its wastewater.
As we just discussed, innovation is occurring on many fronts. If we take a quick look at this chart, we can see there are a number of independencies and stresses here, some of which are stressing both the water system and utility itself. On the right, you can see how smart technology solutions are working to assist.This quiet boom in innovation is also being led by smart water networks. Let’s take a step back and look at the history of what we now call “smart water networks.”
There are many use cases for smart meters and the data coming from them. The questions water utilities need to be asking are: How can I use that to optimize my operations? How do I minimize lost revenues for lost water? How do I cover my costs while volumes are dropping?
Defining the dashboard for the utility’s different lines of business means looking at the value of all the data and the analytics holistically, across all of your operations.The power of analytics comes when you bring the data from different areas into a common place, mash it up, and share it across the verticals.
As you can see in this diagram, it is important that your reference model is extendable, so that it will address your needs not only right now, but over time.
The business case for addressing non-revenue water is clear. First, loss reduction means reduced costs from water loss and increased values, a reduction in energy and chemical consumption, and increased billing accuracy.Second, it allows for the opportunity for you to utilize your assets in a more efficient manner.Finally, better service is of utmost importance to the customer.